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Leveraging RPM to remove barriers and ensure veterans receive the care they need
Of all populations, our veterans need and deserve the best quality care available. Virtual care technology and remote monitoring devices are easy to implement, cost-effective solutions that remove barriers and make that care possible.
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The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it both challenges and opportunities to providers nationwide. In just a matter of weeks sometime days providers implemented telehealth solutions to accommodate virtual visits, created curbside check-in procedures, and updated CPT coding protocols for Covid-19. Now that mass vaccinations are beginning, the end of the pandemic is finally in sight. Clinics are now, or soon will be, working towards full in-person service once again. The question for many is whether to continue offering virtual care ongoing. For those with a large population of veterans, the answer should be a resounding “yes.”
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Startup Ozette unveils AI approach to understanding the immune system
Ozette applies artificial intelligence to immune monitoring to gain greater insight into a cancer patient s immune system. Beyond informing treatment decisions, the technology can guide drug and diagnostic development.
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Cancer patients receive a check-in to see how their immune cells are working and whether the disease is responding to treatment. This immune monitoring is a routine part of cancer care and it helps guide treatment decisions. Yet current analysis methods remain limited, according to Ali Ansary, co-founder and CEO of startup Ozette.
The Seattle-based company aims to take immune monitoring further and it is using artificial intelligence to do it. The approach could accelerate analysis of the immune system, helping clinicians make better diagnostic and treatment decisions. The technology could yield insights not only for cancer care, but also infectious disease, inflammato
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The Biden administration should recognize that including high quality, patient-centered comprehensive medication management (CMM) services as the national standard of care will improve patient outcomes, reduce health care costs and save lives.
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Report: Fewer, but sicker, patients came to the ED during the pandemic
A recent report from the Epic Health Research Network shows that amid a steep drop in emergency department visits during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the number of ED patients who needed to be hospitalized.
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Emergency department visits plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic, and new research now shows that the patients who did come to the ED for care were sicker and more likely to be hospitalized.
Researchers from the Epic Health Research Network analyzed weekly ED visit volume from Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 12, 2020. Gathered from 31 healthcare organizations, the data set also included patients who had either been discharged or had died by Jan. 10, 2021.